The Zoom 707 II is the slightly newer version of the 707. It has everything the 707 has plus the ability to insert a smart media card, which you can use to longer record samples, and/or exchange patches (the name given to the setting of the pedal, i.e. distortion, reverb settings etc...) on ... Read review
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Advantages: Cheap, Simple to Use Disadvantages: Quality of effects aren't great
The Zoom 707 II is the slightly newer version of the 707. It has everything the 707 has plus the ability to insert a smart media card, which you can use to longer record samples, and/or exchange patches (the name given to the setting of the pedal, i.e. distortion, reverb settings etc...) on the internet.
I bought the pedal several years ago when I had just started playing the guitar at a price of around 150 pounds. It comes with the ... ...had to purchase the power unit myself, but this was only around 5 pounds. The pedal can however be powered by 4 AA batteries instead.
With 74 different effect ypes I feel this pedal provides more than enough for the beginner guitarist. There is a huge range of things you can do with this little pedal - the guitar signal goes through the following stages before being outputted:
The Zoom 707 II is the slightly newer version of the 707. It has everything the 707 has plus the ability to insert a smart media card, which you can use to longer record samples, and/or exchange patches (the name given to the setting of the pedal, i.e. distortion, reverb settings etc...) on the internet.
I bought the pedal several years ago when I had just started playing the guitar at a price of around 150 pounds. It comes with the unit itself and instruction manuals. If I remember correctly I had to purchase the power unit myself, but this was only around 5 pounds. The pedal can however be powered by 4 AA batteries instead.
With 74 different effect ypes I feel this pedal provides more than enough for the beginner guitarist. There is a huge range of things you can do with this little pedal - the guitar signal goes through the following stages before being outputted:
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Boost - The ability to boost your guitar signal. There are two types of boosts, one just makes the guitar louder and the other also distorts the signal a little.
ISO/comp - To be honest I've forgotten what ISO was but the other is a in-built compressor.
Drive - Choose from a huge range of distortion, fuzz, overdrive etc...
Eq - The equalizer. This allows you to adjust the low, mid and high tones within the guitar sound.
ZNR - A noise gate. This is useful for filtering out the unwanted sounds in your playing.
CABI - Cabinet emulator. Can be turned on to emulate the sound of certain speaker stacks etc...
MOD - Apply effects such as a phaser, tremolo, wah wah, vibrato, pitch shifter, chorus, etc...
Rev - Allows reverb/delay to be added.
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This pedal also incorporates a drum machine, which is not very useful except for the metronome which is also a part of it. As I believe this pedal is suited for beginner guitarists, a metronome will come in very handy as using it is a critical part of practicing.
This unit has an Aux In (6mm) which you can use to play backing tracks. Also the sampling ability allows you to record guitar solos from an external source via the Aux In, and slow it down to a 1/4 of the original speed without change in pitch. However the quality of the sound does degrade.
Here are the good/bad points of this unit:
-------------------------------------------------------------------- The advantages:
Very cheap - although for me it was expensive, it can be bought at a more reasonable price now. I even found a website selling it for 130 dollars which is about 80 pounds? (Correct me if I'm wrong - not goot with exchange rates!)
A Large Range of Effects - You can do a lot with this little pedal. Some of the effects include pitch shifter, phaser, tremolo, wah-wah, equaliser etc...
Portable - This is a small and light effects unit so is very portable, which is an advantage for band practices etc...
Ease of Use - The pedal is pretty self-explanatary and therefore is very easy to use. It also allows the user to make their own patch and save it onto the pedal in one of the 60 (?) spaces it provides in the "User Bank".
-------------------------------------------------------------------- The Disadvantages:
The Quality of Effects - Some of the effects don't sound as good as they should. For example the pitch shifter sounds a bit harsh at times.
Time Delay - By this I am referring to the time it takes to switch between different patches. I used to use several patches in one song when I used this thing live, and it did have a slight delay which was caused by the unit loading the next patch. Not a big problem but just thought I should mention it.
Expression Pedal - The 707II also has an added feature which is the ability to turn on/off a certain effect within the patch by pressing firmly down on the expression pedal. This allows the user to turn on the distortion at the chorus etc... This leads to the next problem.
For example say you have set the expression pedal to control the pitch shifter. You press down on the expression pedal to shift the note up 2 octaves but if you press it too firmly it will turn off the effect all together! This problem can be slightly minimized by playing with the settings. --------------------------------------------------------------------
Conclusion: For the price of this pedal I think it is a very good pedal to start off with. It provides most if not all of the effects a beginner will be interested in at a reasonable price.
Advantages: Great variety of effects, and easy to operate. Disadvantages: There's now a Zoom 707 II!
I bought my Zoom 707 on a whim, seeing it in a shop window, not too happy with what I had - and it was only 95 pounds. It is without doubt the best value piece of musical gear I have ever purchased. It continues to amaze me even after 2 and a half years of extensive use. Such a small box, it makes you wonder how on earth they fit it all inside! But Zoom have a rep for this kind of genius product.
Before mentioning the wide range of effects, I'd ... ...its own Ciao category - zoom 707 patches).
It has a pretty useful Amp tone simulation feature that is best when switched to full stack and left that way, but no doubt others will prefer other settings and it does let you put the finishing touch on your "sound". I think there are 6 settings for this.
Power wise I've found batteries last pretty well (8-10 hours? it depends on the make), though an adaptor is definitely recommended (especially if gigging!). ...
Hmatt 26.08.2002 (01.09.2002)
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Advantages: good value for money, lots to do Disadvantages: cant think of many
...it all. The boys at Zoom have yet again come up with another pedal crammed with effects. These range from powerful distortions that make you feel like a metal god when thrasing something out (well my mate does when he tries and play my guitar.....pure noise pollution!!!) too wahs via chorus and over wobbly effects along the way.
This is the follow on pedal to the zoom 505 which was smaller than this and had less "noises" on offer. The 707 includes ... ...makes the pedal more fun to mess around with.
The pedal comes supplied with in built patches, half of which you can wipe over with your own creations. Patch creation is done by selecting each section of a patch such as what type of main effect and what sort of extra things to be added to it by using two small arrows to move selected patch up and down and left and right to move to other areas of the patch (ok that prob didnt make sense but its easy ...
adsalamon 01.06.2001
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Advantages: Cheap, simple to use Disadvantages: Truely horrible distortion
I received a Zoom GFX-707 for Christmas several years ago, and thought when I first got it that it was the greatest thing ever. I spent days playing with all the different effects (usually creating the most distortion possible) and loved it. But as the years have drawn by and my playing and ear have improved I have come to realise that it really is quite limited.
Lets start with the basics. It is a simple multi-FX guitar pedal with a range of pre-set ... ...effects) and the nice addition of an expression pedal that allows you to easily one attribute of the effects. The actual effects provided cover pretty much all the commonly found effects (wah, chorus, flange, delay, etc...) and some less common effects (filters and the like). The unit itself is nicely sized so that it would fit into the back section of my guitar amp and feels reasonably sturdy.
Basic Sounds:
The default sound when you turn the ...
Lukasz 10.12.2004
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Advantages: Alot of different Patches, Very adjustable Disadvantages: Weak Connections
I have had the Zoom GFX-707 now for many a moon, and it was a great buy at the time, as it went up in price due to demand just after i bought it. However the tide has gone, and the market has changed. The 707 is no longer the best product on the market, nor is it best value for money.
It does have a multitude of effects, and is good fun, and given alot of tweaking, gives great sound.
But the interface is complicated, and the gain between patches ... ...cheap (there is a new Zoom on the market now made with a total metal exterior).
The connections inside are soldered straight to the circuit board, this means that during rigorus usage, it will break. Same problem with alot of people who own the 707, the connections break, and you end up with the signal cutting in and out. Not the most fun you will ever have while playing live.
In conclusion, it is a very nice piece of equipement, but is out dated ...
frogds 17.11.2005
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Advantages: Good for first pedal Disadvantages: Bad build quality
I bought this pedal on ebay.co.uk for around £65 in an auction, although i've seen them in music shops for around £100-£110. Firstly, after finding out the RRP I am glad I bought this for less, as for the actual price i'd definately expect atleast a better build quality, the plastic used on the two selector pedals and the expression pedal feels a little weak and is probably not of the highest quality and also the jack plugs feel so weak that I try ... ...The range of sounds pre programmed into the pedal is ok, however i'm extremely glad that you can programme your own sounds as most of the editable sounds either sound suspiciously similar(fzface, cutter, smooth...still can barely tell the difference)), are totally useless or are too quiet (in the case of the auto wah, which i had to turn my 25watt amp up to around 60% of the volume before it came in line with the other sounds.). The main factor that ...
Faulty 12.09.2002
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Advantages: Lots of sounds in one package. Disadvantages: Not mighty valve produced analogue ones.
The ZoomGFX-707 is a guitar effects pedal.
It has a large range of sounds made up of thirty factory preset ones and thirty user programmable ones.
There is a built in tuner, a built in drum machine, and a large integrated foot-pedal for those squawky wah-wah moments.
What does all this mean in real life?
Well, costs vary. I've seen it for £129.95 at musicianshop.com, £119.00 at regentguitars.co.uk, and a there's a multi-effects version called a GFX-707 II which is available at electrohill.co.uk for £119.95.
Years ago, that sort of money used to buy one Boss effects pedal with, say, distortion on it. Then if you wanted other pedals like reverb, delay, chorus and flange, these would have to be daisy-chained together with lots of little cables - a messy solution with lots of things to go wrong.
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